False Death-Cap vs Korean Pika

Amanita citrina compared with Ochotona coreana

Key Differences

• False Death-Cap is Least Concern while Korean Pika is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Death-Cap	Korean Pika
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Agaricaceae (Agarics)	Ochotonidae
Genus	Amanita (Amanitas)	Ochotona
Species	Amanita citrina	Ochotona coreana

Conservation Status

False Death-Cap

LC — Least Concern

Korean Pika

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Death-Cap	Korean Pika
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Death-Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

Korean Pika

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.